As you may or may not know, director Rod Lurie is remaking the controversial and uncomfortable Sam Peckinpah joint Straw Dogs. The original film, which centered around rape, harassment and the inferiority complex of Dustin Hoffman’s character David Sumner, is a violent and off-kilter piece of work.
While it’s unlikely the remake will capture the gusto of [...]
Even without the visual cue, the tale of Tom Hansen and Summer Finn’s romantic rollercoaster ride would evoke memories in the educated filmgoer of The Graduate.
Based off of the hit novel of the same name written up by Mordecai Richler, Barney’s Version continues to fill up its casting. Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike and Rachelle Lefevre all hop on board to play each one of Barney’s wives in the adaptation. Already fitted into the lead role is Paul Giamatti (John Adams) who [...]
I would like to start out by saying I had no idea going into this movie what it was about besides Jack Black and Angelina Jolie were attached to it as voice actors. I knew nothing of the storyline, the characters, besides it had Kung Fu in it. With that being said, the movie was [...]
